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Class action waivers

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000778

Contractual clauses that require parties to resolve disputes through individual arbitration or litigation, rather than participating in a class action lawsuit. These waivers are frequently found in consumer agreements, employment contracts, and terms of service. The enforceability of such waivers has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in several landmark decisions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-000778
FieldInsurance and risk management
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000778",
  "term": "Class action waivers",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "Contractual clauses that require parties to resolve disputes through individual arbitration or litigation, rather than participating in a class action lawsuit. These waivers are frequently found in consumer agreements, employment contracts, and terms of service. The enforceability of such waivers has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in several landmark decisions.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/class-action-waivers/"
}

Record 568 of 3,748 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.